Knowing how to say some classroom objects in Spanish may be very useful, especially if you are in school or if you are planning to study Spanish in a classroom someday. Some classroom objects, called OBJETOS DE LA CLASE, can be found at home so why not learning how to use them in Spanish sentences and questions, right? In this lesson you will read and listen to several examples using the vocabulary for the items in a classroom in Spanish plus some vocabulary of other lessons like Spanish colors and prepositions of place.

A list of classroom objects in Spanish: video, pictures and sentences

To begin the lesson, we created a nice video with several pictures of classroom items in Spanish, which also include several important Spanish expressions and questions. The audio in the video is only in Spanish, but you can activate the English or Spanish subtitles (cc) if you find it hard to get the message. Pay close attention to the pronunciation of the new vocabulary and try to watch the video completely and carefully as it include some important notes you will not find in the rest of the lesson.

Two common ways to say classroom objects in Spanish are Los artículos del aula de clases and Los objetos de la clase. Here is a picture showing some common classroom objects in Spanish, also presented in the video in this lesson. The written form of the some of these OBJETOS is very alike to the English version. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Classroom objects in Spanish

The following chart includes some sentences related to the vocabulary for classroom items in Spanish. As you may see in these examples and the ones in the video, we used different Spanish colors, prepositions of place and demonstrative adjectives in Spanish to make the sentences a little more real and similar to the way people would use them in a classroom. The words in bold are Spanish classroom objects. Click on PLAY to listen to the examples.

Some sentences using classroom objects in Spanish

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El libro está sobre el escritorio amarillo

The book is on the yellow desk

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Esa silla azul es muy cómoda

That blue seat/chair is very comfortable

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El libro está debajo de la mesa anaranjada/naranja

The book is below the orange table

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Esta computadora blanca es de buena marca.

This is a good brand white computer

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Estas pizarras son muy útiles

These whiteboards are very useful

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Ese mapa verde está sobre la pared.

That green map is on the wall

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Aquel librero beige es viejo

That beige bookshelf is old

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Esos papeles están dentro de la papelera roja.

Those papers are in the red wastebasket

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Estos bolígrafos están encima de la mesa.

These black pens are over the table

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Este lápiz gris es un regalo

This gray pencil is a gift

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Ese borrador rosado está detrás del librero.

This pink eraser is behind the bookshelf

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Este libro celeste está fuera de la mochila.

This sky blue book is outside the schoolbag

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Esa mochila verde claro es muy bonita

That light green schoolbag is very beautiful

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La regla dorada está en medio de esos libros.

The gold ruler is between those books

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La calculadora plateada está junto a esa mochila.

The silver calculator is next to that schoolbag

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Este marcador morado es muy útil.

That purple marker is very useful

How to use Spanish demonstrative adjectives, colors and prepositions of place

Spanish colors are a special type of adjectives and they are always placed after the object (noun) we are describing. We do not say Un rosado borrador meaning a pink eraser, but Un borrador rosado. Now, the tricky part with Spanish colors is that they change their gender (feminine, masculine) and number (singular, plural) depending on the item or items they are describing, for example, REGLA is feminine, singular noun so we would need a color that matches that gender and number like ROJA or VERDE so we can something like Una regla roja. On the other hand, if we have three REGLAS then we should say Tres reglas rojas with the color and object in plural form.

Words like ESE and ESTE are demonstrative adjectives in Spanish. We use a different demonstrative adjective depending on the noun gender and number. Words like ESE and AQUEL, for example, have the same meaning. Spanish demonstrative adjectives are placed before the noun we are referring to, like in the sentence Ese libro es azul. Notice that we did not say Esos libro es azul because LIBRO is just one object, which means we need a singular ADJETIVO DEMOSTRATIVO, in this case ESE.

Demonstrative adjectives in Spanish

Singular

Meaning

Plural

Meaning

Ese, aquel (masculine)

That

Esos, aquellos (masculine)

Those

Esa (feminine)

That

Esas, aquellas (feminine)

Those

Este (masculine)

This

Estos (masculine)

These

Esta (feminine)

This

Estas (feminine)

These

The examples also make use of prepositions of place in Spanish (preposiciones de lugar) like SOBRE (on), DEBAJO DE (under), ENCIMA DE (over), DENTRO DE (in or inside), FUERA DE (out or outside) y DETRÁS DE (behind). As you can see, these prepositions usually go with another words like A or DE to make clear where one object is in reference to another. For example, to say the book is under the chair we say El libro está debajo DE la silla not El libro está debajo la silla.

Spanish conversation: The objects I need for school – Los objetos que necesito

Listen to a conversation of a girl getting ready for school in Spanish. You will listen to several Spanish colors, classroom objects and prepositions. Take notes of important information so you can solve the interactive quiz.

Useful expressions:

¡Alistándose para ir a la escuela! means Getting ready for school

¡Gracias por ayudarme! means Thanks for helping me!

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A listening quiz about Spanish classroom objects and colors

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Question 1

¿Cuál de los siguientes artículos escolares está sobre la mesa? -> Which of the following classroom objects in on the table?

A

El lápiz está sobre la mesa

B

La regla está sobre la mesa

C

La mochila está sobre la mesa

Question 1 Explanation:

Mercedes says that "su mochila está sobre la mesa" so the third choice is the right answer. Notice that we always use the Spanish definite articles "la, los, el, las" before objects, especially classroom objects. Also, we don't use "de" after "sobre" so it would be incorrect to say "La mochila está sobre DE la mesa"

Question 2

¿De qué color es la mochila? -> What color is the schoolbag?

A

La mochila es verde

B

La mochila es amarilla

C

La mochila es rosada.

Question 2 Explanation:

The school bag is "rosada" (pink). Apart from using Spanish definite articles, it is common to use the verb "ser" in its different forms to indicate the color of an object in Spanish. It is common to say things "Los cuadernos son azules" (The notebooks are blue)" or talk about people's appearance and say things like "Su pelo es negro" (Her hair is black). Remember that all Spanish verbs change a little depending on the subject of the sentence.

Question 3

¿Dónde están los lápices? -> Where are the pencils?

A

Los lápices están dentro de la mochila

B

Los lápices están detrás de la lámpara

C

Los lápices están debajo de la mesa.

Question 3 Explanation:

Si, los lápices están detras de la lámpara. Something important to notice here is that the verb "estar" (to be in Spanish) is used to indicate the position of an object, whereas "ser" is used to indicate the color. If we are talking about one object, we use "está" like in "La mochila está sobre la mesa" but if we are talking about several objects, we must use "están" like in "Los lápices están...". Do not forget the tilde over some of these words when you use them in written Spanish.

Question 4

¿Qué objeto está junto al televisor? -> What object is next to the television?

A

Hay un libro azul junto al televisor

B

Hay un borrador blanco junto al televisor

C

La tarea está junto al televisor.

Question 4 Explanation:

:) This is not a physical object in English actually, but in Spanish we refer to "La tarea" as a paper we wrote, a research paper or something similar we can touch. That's why she says that "La tarea está junto al televisor" meaning "her paper is next to the television"

Question 5

¿De qué color es la calculadora? -> What color is the color is the calculator?

A

La calculadora es azul

B

La calculadora es blanca

C

La calculadora es gris.

Question 5 Explanation:

In the conversation she says that "La calculadora es gris" so this is the right choice. ¿De qué color es...? is the most common way to ask "What color is..." in Spanish. You may use this question in many other contexts to ask things like " ¿De qué color es tu carro?" (What color is your car?) or ¿De qué color son sus ojos? (What color are her eyes?).

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A quiz about classroom objects in Spanish, some colors and prepositions of place

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¿Dónde está mi calculadora? (Where is my calculator?)

A

¿Te refieres a esa negra o a la blanca que está junto al televisor?

B

Esta es de color amarillo.

C

¿Tienes un bolígrafo negro?

Question 1 Explanation:

The second person wants to know which of the two calculators (black or white) the guy is referring to and that's why he ask "¿Te refieres a....?". The other two answers are grammatically correct in Spanish, but they are not related to what the first person is asking

Question 2

¿Qué hay debajo de la mesa? (What is under the bed?)

A

¡Ah, sí! Creo que ese es mi borrador rosado.

B

¡Ah, sí! Este libro es azul

C

¡Ah, sí! Esos bolígrafos están sobre la mesa.

Question 2 Explanation:

Well, if we read the three sentences carefully, the first one is the only one that answers the question. The second one is not the right choice because he is not asking about a color, but about an object in Spanish. The third choice is telling us what's on the table and we want to know what's under it.

Question 3

¿De quién es esta mochila negra? (Whose is that black schoolbag?)

A

Esas son mías. Esas mochilas son nuevas.

B

Los lápices que están sobre el escritorio son tuyos.

C

Es mía. No es negra… en realidad esa mochila es de color azul oscuro.

Question 3 Explanation:

“Esas” is used for more than one item like in “Esas cartas” (those letters) and as you can see “Mochila” is just one item. Also, the person is not asking about pencils (lápices), which means that the two first sentences are not the correct choices. Something important to remember here is that "¿De quién es...?" is used to ask "Whose is...?" in Spanish

Question 4

¿Me puedes prestar algunos bolígrafos? (Can you lend me some pens?)

A

Sí, claro. ¿Qué colores de bolígrafos necesitas?

B

Sí, claro. Estos bolígrafos están junto a la regla.

C

No, esos bolígrafos están detrás del libro amarillo.

Question 4 Explanation:

Notice that the person is not asking about the location of the pens so the last two sentences are not related to the question. The first one is correct because the owner wants to know what "bolígrafos" the other person needs.

Question 5

¿Tu computadora nueva es la que está sobre la mesa? -> Is your new computer the one on the table?

A

No, esta computadora está detrás de la mesa.

B

Si, esa es mi nueva computadora.

C

No, estas computadoras son color blanco.

Question 5 Explanation:

The first person knows that the computer is on the table so the first sentence does not match the question and the guy is not asking about the computer’s color so the third option is not related either. That leaves us with the second sentence as the right choice. :)

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